THE PHILIPPINE PRISONS AND JAILS

ORGANIZATION
Early Legal and Penal System in the Philippines
Maragtas Code Written by Datu Sumakwel
at about 1250 AD

Kalantiaw Code written by Datu Kalantiaw

(Rajah Bendahara Kalantiaw) In 1433

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 THE PHILIPPINE PRISONS AND JAILS
ORGANIZATION
Early Legal and Penal System in the Philippines
Prehistoric Government
Formed by 30-100 Families, headed by a
• The Barangay Datu who functions as a chief executive,
legislator, judge and military commander

Written laws were promulgated by the datu

and council of elders.

Elders - senior of the datu which are also

his advisers
Umalohokan – a town announcer

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 THE PHILIPPINE PRISONS AND JAILS
ORGANIZATION
Early Legal and Penal System in the Philippines
The Trial by Ordeal
Substitute for trial until the 13th century
used by Church

If a person was guilty, he would not be able

to pass the ordeal

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 Ordeal is an ancient test of guilt or
innocence by subjection of the accused to severe
pain, survival of which was taken as divine proof
of innocence.

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 THE PHILIPPINE PRISONS AND JAILS
ORGANIZATION
Early Legal and Penal System in the Philippines
Spanish Codigo Penal

Made applicable and extended to the

Philippines by Royal Decree of 1870

Ammended on December 8, 1930 by Act No.

3815 which took effect on Jan. 1, 1932

Revised Penal Code of the Philippines

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 THE PHILIPPINE PRISONS AND JAILS
ORGANIZATION
The correctional system in the Philippines is composed
of agencies under three distinct and separate
executive departments of the national government.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
DEPARTMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
WELFARE AND
JUSTICE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
DEVELOPMENT

Bureau of
BJMP Youth Rehabilitation
Corrections
Centers
Parole and Probation Provincial
Administration Government

Board of Pardons
and Parole

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 THE PHILIPPINE PRISONS AND JAILS
ORGANIZATION
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Rehabilitation of national prisoners so they
become useful members of society upon
Bureau of Corrections completion of their service of sentence.
Exercises general supervision over all parolees
Parole and Probation and probationers and promotes the correction
Administration and rehabilitation of offenders outside
the prison institution.
Board of Pardons and Recommends to the president the prisoners
Parole who are qualified for parole, pardon or other
forms of executive clemency.

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 THE PHILIPPINE PRISONS AND JAILS
ORGANIZATION
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Bureau of Jail Responsible for the management of

Management and City, District and Municipal Jails
Penology 1D3Y 1D6M

Provincial Responsible for the management of

Government 6M!D3Y Provincial Jails

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 Prison/Penitentiary, Jail
Distinguished In the Philippines
A “jail” is defined as a place of
confinement for inmates under investigation
or undergoing trial, or serving short-term
sentences.
It is differentiated from the term
“prison” which refers to the national prisons
or penitentiaries managed and supervised by
the Bureau of Corrections.

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 THE PHILIPPINE PRISONS AND JAILS
ORGANIZATION

DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL WELFARE AND
DEVELOPMENT

Responsible for the custody of Youth

Youth Rehabilitation offenders especially those Child at Risk
Centers and those Child in Conflict with the
Law (CICL)

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 THE PHILIPPINE PRISONS AND JAILS
ORGANIZATION
THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS
• Formerly known as the Bureau of Prisons, was
created under the Reorganization Act. No. 1407
dated 1 November 1905.Prison Law of the Philippines
• Renamed Bureau of Corrections under Executive
Order 292 RA 10575
• An agency under theBureau
Department of Justice
of Corrections Act of tasked
2013
to effectively sake-keep (Signed May 24, 2013)
and rehabilitate national
prisoners - those sentence to three year and one
day and above.

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 THE PHILIPPINE PRISONS AND JAILS
ORGANIZATION
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• Security of National Inmates
• Reformation of National Inmates

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 THE PHILIPPINE PRISONS AND JAILS
ORGANIZATION

THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS RANKS

CO’s NCOs
Correction Under Secretary Correction Senior Officer 4
Correction Assistant Secretary Correction Senior Officer 3
Correction Chief Superintendent Correction Senior Officer 2
Correction Senior Superintendent Correction Senior Officer 1
Correction Superintendent Correction Officer 3
Correction Chief Inspector Correction Officer 2
Correction Senior Inspector Correction Officer 1
Correction Inspector

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 THE PHILIPPINE PRISONS AND JAILS
ORGANIZATION
Organization and Key Points of the BUCor
• The BuCor shall be headed by a Director who shall be
assisted by three (3) Deputy Directors: one (1) for
administration, one (1) for security and operations and
one (1) for reformation, all of whom shall be appointed
by the President upon the recommendation of the
Secretary of the DOJ: Provided, That the Director and
the Deputy Directors of the BuCor shall serve a tour of
duty not to exceed six (6) years from the date of
appointment.

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 THE PHILIPPINE PRISONS AND JAILS
ORGANIZATION
Organization and Key Points of the BUCor
• The Head of the BuCor, with the rank of
Undersecretary, shall have the position and
title of Director General of corrections. The
second officers in command of the BuCor,
with the rank of Assistant Secretary, shall
have the position and title of Deputy
Directors of Corrections.

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 THE PHILIPPINE PRISONS AND JAILS
ORGANIZATION
THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS
The agency has seven (7) operating institutions located all
over the country to accept national prisoners from the
nearest region.
• The New Bilibid Prison
• The Correctional Institution for Women
• lwahig Prison and Penal Palawan
• Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm
• San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm
• Leyte Regional Prison
• Davao Prison and Penal Farm

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 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES

Old Bilibid Prison

• First penal institution in the country located
at oroquieta street, sta, cruz, manila
• Formally opened by a royal decree in 1865.
• Now being used as the manila city jail

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 Old Bilibid Prison
“The Old Bilibid Prison, then known as Carcel y
Presidio Correccional (Spanish, “Correctional
Jail and Military Prison”)

19
It is divided into two sections: the Carcel, which
could accommodate 600 inmates; and the
Presidio, which could hold 527 prisoners.”

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 The Prisoners of Old Bilibid Prison

GARROTTE TORTURE

Main Gate
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 During World War II, Bilibid was
a prisoner of war and civilian
internee camp where American
soldiers and civilians were held by the
Japanese. Twelve hundred internees
and POWs were freed by the
American army on February 4, 1945,
during the Battle of Manila.

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 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
New Bilibid Prison
• Established in 1935 in a southern suburb of
Muntinlupa, Rizal in a 552 hectare land.
• It houses super-maximum, maximum, medium
and minimum-security prisoners and has three
satellite prisons namely:
• Camp Bukang Liwayway - Minimum security
• Camp Sampaguita - Medium Security
• Reception and Diagnostic Center

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 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
CLASSIFICATION OF PRISONERS AS TO SECURITY
RISK
Their
Includes movements
those sentencedareto
A. Super MaximumIncapable
Securityof being corrected
restricted
serve
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years
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any prison institution
of population
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allowed
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or prison
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(NBP mainthe
sentenced
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troublemakers but not asand
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maximum-security prisoners
prison
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uniform arecompound
criminally insane having
B. Maximum Security
severe personality or emotional
• This shall include highly dangerous or high security risk
disorders
inmates as determine by the classification board who
require a high degree of control and supervision.
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 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THEConsist
PHILIPPINES
They ofoccupy theprisoners
groups of Medium
Security
who Prison to work
maybe allowed (Camp
CLASSIFICATION OF PRISONERS AS TOthey
SECURITY
outside the fence or walls wear
Sampaguita) and of
RISK bluepenalcolor of uniforms.
• the
Severe institution
physical handicap under
• Generally,
guards
65 or with
years oldthey
and are employed
escorts
above
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occupy the who can be
• have
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cannot be Minimum
one-half of their
trusted in less
trusted
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report (Camp
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secured areas and those minimum
whose conduct or Bukang
behavior
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Liwayway)
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and wear
months the
brown
more
require minimum supervision.
presence of guards
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• A group of prisoners who can be reasonably trusted to
serve sentence under “open conditions”.

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 Satellite Prisons

Sampaguita

CBL
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 The New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa, Philippines, is the
main insular penitentiary designed to house the prison
population of the Philippines. As of May 2018, the NBP
already housed 26,877 convicted criminals.

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 Chief BuCor Gerald Bantag

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 The term “prisoner” has been replaced by this
new and neutral phrase “person deprived of liberty”
under Article 10, of International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights (ICCPR), who “shall be treated with
humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of
the human person.”

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San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm
• Established on August 21, 1869 in Zamboanga
City
• Founded by Capt. Ramon Blanco
• Primary product is Copra

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 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES

Sablayan Prison and Penal Farm

• Established in Occidental Mindoro under
Proclamation No. 72 issued onSub-colonies
September 27,
1954. • Central
• Pusog
• Designed for minimum-security prisoners.
• Pasugui
• The principal activity of prisoners is agricultural
• Yapang
and rice is its main product which also supplies
rice needs of NBP.

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 SABLAYAN PRISON AND PENAL FARM: Nearer to Manila than other penal
colonies, the Sablayan Penal Colony is located in Occidental Mindoro and
relatively new. Established on September 26, 1954 by virtue of Presidential
Proclamation No. 72, the penal colony has a total land area of approximately
16,190 hectares.

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 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm PUERTO PRINCESA,
PLAWAN
• Established by the Americans in 1904
• Formerly Iuhit penal settlement Sub-colonies:
• Expanded to 41,007 hectares by •virtue Santa of
Lucia
Executive
• Inagawan
Order No. 67 issued by Governor Newton Gilbert
• Montible
Lieutenant George
Considered as one of the most open• penal
• Centralinstitution in
the world or Wolfe prison's Walls” Tagumpay
- the without
"The Prison
firsthectares Settlement
Directordistributed to inmates
• Allocated 1000 who no
longer had any desire to return to their original homes
and instead wants to settle to Palawan. Each released
prisoner awardee is given 6-hectare farm lots as
homestead.
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 The Prison without wall
(Puerto Princesa Palawan

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 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
Correctional Institution for Women
• Established on November 27, 1929 under Act
No. 3579 located in Mandaluyong City.
• The institution is run entirely by female
personnel with the exception of the perimeter
guards who are male.
• Smallest but the most overcrowded correctional
institution in the country

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• Pre-release prison program
prepares inmates for post-release success
Participants are assisted with learning to make
better decisions and finding
employment before release.
• Post-release supervision orders are imposed
on offenders to improve public safety and aid
with rehabilitation and reintegration back into
the community following time in prison.

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 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
Davao Penal Colony
• Established in January 21, 1932 under Act No.
3732 by Retired General Paulino Santos.
• It has become the largest source of revenue for
the Bureau of Prisons (BUCOR) because of its
biggest abaca plantation and major banana
producer
• It has two sub-colonies namely Panabo and
Kapalong with each under a penal supervisor. It
has also a settlement site called Tanglaw
settlement.
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 Davao Penal Farm

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 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
Leyte Regional Prison
• Established under Proclamation No. 1101 issued on
January 16, 1973 in Abuyog, Leyte.
• Latest penal colony that was established

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 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
PRISON
• An institution for the imprisonment
(incarceration) of persons convicted of major/
serious crimes.
• A building, usually with cells, or other places
established for the purpose of taking safe
custody or confinement of criminals.
• A place of confinement for those charged with
or convicted of offenses against the laws of
the land.
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 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
WHO IS A PRISONER?
• A person who is under the custody of lawful authority.
A person, who by reason of his criminal sentence or by
a decision issued by a court, may be deprived of his
liberty or freedom.
• Any person detained/confined in jail or prison for the
commission of a criminal offense or convicted and
serving in a penal institution.
• A person committed to jail or prison by a competent
authority for any of the following reasons: To serve a
sentence after conviction – Trial – Investigation.

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 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
GENERAL CLASSIFICATIONS OF PRISONER
Theydetained
1. Detention Prisoners – those are prisoners under the
for investigation,
preliminary hearing, or jurisdiction of Courts
awaiting trial. A detainee in a
lock up jail.
They are prisoners under the
2. Sentenced Prisoners – offenders who are committed
jurisdiction of penal
to the jail or prison in order to serve their sentence
institutions
after final conviction by a competent court.
3. Prisoners who are on Safekeeping – includes non-
criminal offenders whoMentally deranged
are detained in individuals,
order to
insane their
protect the community against persons.
harmful behavior.

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 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
CLASSIFICATION OF SENTENCED PRISONERS

1. National prisoners - are also referred to under the

law as insular prisoners. They are those whose
sentence is more than three years of imprisonment
and are sent to BUCOR.

2. Provincial prisoners - those sentenced to six

months and one day up to three years of
imprisonment and sent to serve in the provincial jails
having jurisdiction of their sentence.

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 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
CLASSIFICATION OF SENTENCED PRISONERS

3. Municipal prisoners - offenders whose sentence are

one day to six months and will serve at the jail of the
municipality where the offender is convicted.

4. City prisoners - those convicted in city courts whose

sentence is one day to 3 years and will have to serve
sentence to city jails. Hence city jails are combination
of municipal and provincial jails.

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 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
CLASSIFICATION OF PRISONERS AS TO SECURITY
RISK
Their
Includes movements
those sentencedareto
A. Super MaximumIncapable
Securityof being corrected
restricted
serve
Confined at and
sentence thethey are notor
20maximum
years
• A small portion of Consist
any prison institution
of population
constant
allowed
more,
security to work
or prison
those whose outside
(NBP mainthe
sentenced
consist of incorrigibles,
troublemakers but not asand
recidivist, escape artist
institution
are under but
building). They
the rather wear
reviewassigned
of the
chronic trouble makers.
dangerous as the super
to industrial
supreme
orange/tangerine shops
court, andwithoffenders
color inofthe
maximum-security prisoners
prison
who
uniform arecompound
criminally insane having
B. Maximum Security
severe personality or emotional
• This shall include highly dangerous or high security risk
disorders
inmates as determine by the classification board who
require a high degree of control and supervision.
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 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THEConsist
PHILIPPINES
They ofoccupy theprisoners
groups of Medium
Security
who Prison to work
maybe allowed (Camp
CLASSIFICATION OF PRISONERS AS TOthey
SECURITY
outside the fence or walls wear
Sampaguita) and of
RISK bluepenalcolor of uniforms.
• the
Severe institution
physical handicap under
• Generally,
guards
65 or with
years oldthey
and are employed
escorts
above
C. Medium Security as agricultural workers
Includes
They prisoners
occupy the who can be
• have
• This shall include those whoserve
cannot be Minimum
one-half of their
trusted in less
trusted
Securitytosentence
report (Camp
Prison to their work
secured areas and those minimum
whose conduct or Bukang
behavior
• assignments
Liwayway)
Have only six without
and wear
months the
brown
more
require minimum supervision.
presence of guards
D. Minimum Security tocolor serveuniforms
• A group of prisoners who can be reasonably trusted to
serve sentence under “open conditions”.

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 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
CLASSIFICATION OF INMATES ACCORDING TO
GRADE OR PRIVILEDGE One who has been previously
1. Detainee committed for three or more
2. Third Class Inmate times as a sentenced inmate
A newly arrived inmate
3. Second Class one whose character and
4. First Class credit
A first for
classwork is known
inmate and has served
5. Colonist
one year immediately preceding the
completion of the following
qualifications: Has served one fifths of
the maximum sentence or in case of
life sentence seven years

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 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
TYPES OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
• Prison - a place of confinement for offenders which
have been sentenced by final judgment of a crime
with a penalty more than 3 years.
• Jail - place of confinement for offenders which have
been on detention, under investigation or while
the case is pending in court or those sentenced
with less than 3 years of penalty.
• Boot camps - modelled after military techniques,
participants engage in a military training and
exercise. provincial jails.

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 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
TYPES OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES

• Penal Colony - a settlement for exiled prisoners and

separate from the general populace; used for penal
labor.
• Death row - a section in prison that houses offenders
waiting for their execution.
• Youth homes rehabilitation center - a secure
residential facility for young people waiting for trial;
social workers act as house parents.

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 CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
TYPES OF PENAL INSTITUTIONS
Color of uniform as to security
Maximum security Institution
Classification
• Usually enclosed by thick wall enclosures, 18-25 feet
a. Maximum
high. security – Tangerine/Orange
b. Medium
Medium security
security - Blue
institution
c.
• Minimum security
Usually enclosed - Brown
by two layers of wire fence. The inner
d. fence is 12– feet
Detainee Grayto 14 high with curb and the outer
fence is 8 to 12 feet high.
Minimum security institution
• Usually without a fence and if there is one, its purpose
is to keep away civilian population from the entering
institution rather than preventing escapes.
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ADMISSION PROCEDURES IN JAIL AND
PRISON
ADMISSION PROCEDURES
1. RECEIVING The new prisoner is received at the
2. CHECKING OF COMMITMENT
RDC. The new PAPERS
prisoner usually comes
3. IDENTIFICATIONfrom The a provincial
receiving orofficer city jailchecks
where he the
4. SEARCHING The immediately
was
This prisoner’s
commitment
step involves identity
papers isthey
committed established
theiffrisking are
upon
of thein
5. BRIEFING AND ORIENTATION
throughThat
order.
conviction
prisoner thethe
by
and picture
is, if they
court,
searching and
andhis fingerprint
contain
escortedthe
personal
appearing
signature
bythings.
the escortofinthethe
Weapons judgecommitment
andor the
platoon during
other order.
signature
his
items
The
This
of prisoner
the
transfer is to
classified to the
clerk will
insure
of be
that
court,
National
as brief
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and and
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contraband theoriented
person being
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deposited of the
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being beforewritten
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he inwillthe of the
be assigned
commitment to
property
court or other competent custodian.
authority Other
consigning properties
the RDC
order. or the quarantine unit.
an offender to a jail or prison for confinement. trust fund
are deposited with the
officer under recording and receipts.
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ADMISSION PROCEDURES IN JAIL AND
PRISON
ADMISSION PROCEDURES
Convicts committed
Now calledto astheDirectorate
BUCOR for for
confinement are Reception
brought and
forDiagnostics
admission at the
(DRD)
Reception and Diagnostic Center (RDC). This is a
special unit of RDC’S
prison where new prisoners
Staff:
• Psychiatrists
undergo diagnostic examination. Study and
Psychologists the program of
observation for • determining
• Sociologists
treatment and training best suited to their needs
• Educational counselor
and the institution to, which
• Vocational they should be
counselor
transferred. • The chaplain
• Medical officer
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 Psychiatrists are medical doctors who are
able to prescribe medications, which they do in
conjunction with providing psychotherapy, though
medical and pharmacological interventions are
often their focus.
Though many psychologists hold doctorate
degrees, they are not medical doctors, and
most cannot prescribe medications. Rather, they
solely provide psychotherapy, which may involve
cognitive and behavioral interventions.

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 • Sociology is the study of social life,
social change, and the social causes and
consequences of human behavior.
• Sociologists investigate the structure of
groups, organizations, and societies, and
how people interact within these
contexts.

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ADMISSION PROCEDURES IN JAIL AND
PRISON
ADMISSION PROCEDURES
Upon admission, the inmate or detainee will be put
in quarantine in a designated cell at the RDC for a
minimum of 5 days where the prisoners are given
THE QUARANTINE
thorough CELL OR
physical examination UNIT -blood
including a unit test,
of thex-
rays,prison or a section of the The
vaccination/Inoculation. RDCpurpose
where the prisoner
of which is: is
• Togiven
insurethorough
that thephysical examination
new prisoner is notincluding
sufferingblood
from
test,
any x-rays, vaccinations
contagious disease whichandmight
immunity. This is forto
be transferred
the prisoners.
other purpose of insuring that the prisoner is not
sufferingwith
• Interview from any contagious
a social worker disease, which might
be transferred
• Orientation to the prison
with prison rules population.

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ADMISSION PROCEDURES IN JAIL AND
PRISON
ADMISSION PROCEDURES

After quarantine, the inmate shall stay at

the RDC for 55 days to undergo
• Psychological exam
• Psychiatric exam
• Sociological exam
• Vocational exam
• Educational exam
• Religious exam IQ test

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ADMISSION PROCEDURES IN JAIL AND
PRISON
ADMISSION PROCEDURES
After this, he shall then be assigned to any of the
prison facilities of the BUCOR. Inmate shall be
An inmate fingerprinted,
photographed, is issued: (depending
assignedonprisoner
availability)
number,
2 regulation
regulation, haircutuniforms,
and beard2 t-shirts , 1 pair of slippers
and moustache shall be
Blanket,
shaven. Mat, Pillow
A thorough searchwith casebe made, Strip search,
shall
Mosquito
intensive net,booty
search, 1 set check
mess kit
to check for contraband.
Properties articles are confiscated with receipt and
inmates with medicines drugs shall be allowed to bring it
in upon the recommendation of the prison doctor.

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ADMISSION PROCEDURES IN JAIL AND
PRISON
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
• Mittimus order
• Decision
• Information Mittimus – is a warrant issued by a
court bearing its seal and the
• Certificate ofsignature
detention of from jail directing the
the judge
• Certificate ofjail
pending or no
or prison pendingtocases
authorities receive
• Certificate ofthe
appeal or non-appeal
convicted offender for the
• Detainees manifestation (RA 6127)
service of sentence imposed therein
• or for detention.
Medical certificate

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ADMISSION PROCEDURES IN JAIL AND
PRISON
Prohibited Acts Subject to Disciplinary
Action
• Participation in illegal sexual acts
• Public display of pornographic materials,
• Obscene language
• Displaying any behavior which might lead to
disorder or violence
• Possession of articles posing a threat to prison
security

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ADMISSION PROCEDURES IN JAIL AND
PRISON
Prohibited Acts Subject to Disciplinary
Action
• Maligning or insulting any religious belief or, group
• Giving gifts
• Selling or engaging in barter with anybody,
• Gambling
• Loitering, rendering personal services to or
requiring personal services from fellow inmates
• Disobeying lawful orders of prison authorities

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PRISON
Prohibited Acts Subject to Disciplinary
Action
• Threatening anybody either in verbal or
written form
• of any communication devices
• Tattooing himself
• Engaging in business or profession from within
• Possession of any communication device such
as cell phone, pager or transceiver

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ADMISSION PROCEDURES IN JAIL AND
PRISON
The Board of Discipline is authorized to
impose the following disciplinary measures
against erring inmate:
• Caution or reprimand;
• Cancellation of privileges: recreation,
education, entertainment & visitation;
• Deprivation of GCTA for a specific period; and
• Change of security classification from medium
to maximum or minimum to medium.

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 DURATION AND EFFECTS OF PENALTIES
1. Reclusion Perpetua- imprisonment for at least thirty [30] years
after which the convict becomes eligible for pardon. It also
carries with it accessory penalties, namely: perpetual special
disqualification, etc. (amended by RA 7659)
2. Reclusion Temporal- 12 years and 1 day to 20 years
3. Prision Mayor and Temporary Disqualification- 6 years and 1
day to 12 years
4. Prision correccional, suspension, and destierro- 6 months and
1 day to 6 years
5. Arresto Mayor- 1 month and 1 day to 6 months
6. Arresto Menor- 1 day to 30 days
7. Bond to keep the peace— The bond to keep the peace shall be
required to cover such period of time as the court may
determine.
 Reclusion Perpetua is that penalty provided for in
the Revised Penal Code for crimes defined in and
penalized therein except for some crimes defined by
special laws which impose reclusion perpetua, such as
violations of Republic Act 6425, as amended by Republic
Act 7659 or of PD 1860; while Life Imprisonment is a
penalty usually provided for in special laws.

Reclusion Perpetua as a duration of 20 years and 1

day to 40 years under Republic Act 7659, while Life
Imprisonment has no duration.